[cma-l] Own Language broadcasting - air checks

[Karl Hartland]

Hi all

I think this is a capital idea!

Currently, when budgets allow, we engage a local interpretation agency 
on randomly picked archives and it can get a bit pricey.

We currently have Turkish and Polish to offer/check

Karl

Phil Gibbons wrote:
> An offer of mutually beneficial help here:
>  
> I would like to set up a network of own language broadcasters/shows 
> that can do the odd 'air check' for other station's shows of the same 
> language. We have not had a problem yet, but need to put in place a 
> system that would offer impartial quality control of non English 
> shows. We use other people at the station on an 'ad-hoc' basis but 
> would like to firm up the safety net and also make it totally 
> impartial. Would it be possible for us as a sector to have a database 
> of foreign language speakers so we could use the system to get a show 
> checked in return for their show being checked for non broadcastable 
> material? This can be done via the podcasts or FTP servers.
> As a start, we would offer to check shows in the languages we 
> broadcast in:
> Somali,
> Spanish,
> Farsi,
> Punjabi,
> Guajarati,
> Polish,
> Arabic,
> Chinese,
> Mandarin,
>  
> This could also act as a good way to share ideas and possible content.
>  
> You check mine and I'll check yours!
>  
> Sounds simple doesn't it?
>  
> Any thoughts?
>  
> Phil
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